A sort of sneaking amende has been made by Lord
ItIENLEY'S Committee for the imputation of Atheism cast upon Mr. HOME. Mr. HANNIBAL SANDYS junior now pretends, that in his letter he did not point at Mr. HOME (nor, it would appear, at Atheism either), " he referred to the great increase of infidelity and scepticism which bit; taken place during the last few years ;" and which will doubt- less be mightily diminished by the pious labours of such a hero as Mr. Mr. HENRY POWNALL (Mr. JOHN HA.LCOMB'S HENRY), Chairman of the Committee, states " once for all, that the Committee cannot :;e responsible for the private opinions of their members." Who bia them ? But they are responsible for the published slanders of their members ; and, as long as they choose to associate with the slanderer, they are suborners of his falsehood. The truth is, Mr. HOME has proved, and will prove,. a rock ahead to Lord HENLEY and his tail, which they in vain hope to get over or avoid. After toiling in cold and mist and deso- lation, and arriving at length in view of the happy valley below, it was a cruel disappointment to find this obdurate hit of cross- grained nature stuck directly in their path ; and it was not at all wonderful that HANNIBAL junior, like HANNIBAL senior, should call for the vinegar of the camp to reduce it : he would have called for the fire too, but the poor shivering wretches could not muster a fagot, however willing to light one. If they had, they would have found JOE too hard for them. He is no yielding chalk, but a bit of good grey whin. HANNIBAL may retrace his steps when he pleases.
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